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HINDRAF's 18 Points of Demand to the BN Government

I came upon the list of demands that HINDRAF has made to the BN Government of Malaysia at http://mymassa.com.

Since HINDRAF is in the news lately with their extraordinary demands for financial compensations from the British Government and invoking the intervention of Queen Elizabeth in our nation's internal matters, I feel it is important for all Malaysians to learn about the contents of their demands made upon the Government of Malaysia as well, in this memorandum to the Malaysian Government as worded out below.

This is not a matter between just HINDRAF and the UMNO led BN Coalition Government for it involves and relates to all of us who dwell within this nation.

50th year Merdeka (Independence) demands by the two (2) million ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia to Y.A.B. Dato’ SeriAbdullah Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister of Malaysia on Sunday the 12th day of August 2007 at 10.00a.m at SeriPerdana, Putrajaya Malaysia.

1. Whereas:

The Reid Commission was appointed by her Majesty the Queen of England and the Conference of Rulers in 1956 with the view to Malaya (and now Malaysia) achieving independence by August 1957.Among the primary terms of reference of the Reid Commission were a Common Nationality for the whole of the Federation.

2. And whereas

The overwhelming of the 131 written memorandum submitted to the Reid Commission as evidenced by the declassified documents from the Public Records Office, Kew, London, United Kingdom which represented the will and wishes of the then Malayan population were primarily equality and equal opportunities etc for all Malayans irrespective of race or religion as follows: -

2.1 In the grant of state land,2.2 Admission to public and administrative service;2.3 To trade and do business, licenses, permits etc2.4 Primary, secondary, skills Training, university and overseas university education.

2.5 No special privileges for the Malays,2.6 No discrimination of any ethnic community based on race or religion,2.7 The retention of all their places of worship in particular Hindu temples, crematoriums and burial sites,2.8 Freedom of Religion,2.9 Malaya is to be a Secular State and not an Islamic state,2.10 Right to mother tongue education in particular Tamil schools to be fully aided,2.11 Minimum wage for the lowest paid, and2.12 Equal recognition as sons of the soil for all Malayan born.

3. And whereasBased on the aforesaid proposals the Malaysian Federal Constitution, which is the supreme law of Malaysia as drawn out by the Reid Commission in 1957 was passed by the inaugural Malayan Parliament and which formed the basis of independent Malaysia.

4. And whereasOver the last 50 years since independence on the 31st day of August 1957, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) controlled Malaysian government with their majoritarian might, and backed by police, Attorney General’s Chambers, Judiciary, civil service and the media continuously violated the Malaysian Federal Constitution by their racist and Islamic extremist policies and which in effect have created an apartheid system ala Malaysia and especially resulting in the degeneration of at least 70% of the ethnic minority Indians to become the underclass of Malaysia who end up in the poor and hardcore poor category.

The rest of the 29% raised above the poor and hardcore poor category wholly and/or substantially through their own efforts, sacrifices and labor with no or very little assistance by the UMNO controlled government. The 1% of the cream thrives anyway.

5. And whereasThe plight of the Indians have been made worse by the racist UMNO mindset having spilled over to even almost all of the Opposition parties, NGOs’, Civil society, Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), Bar Council, the media etc who do not take up the Indian plight for they are deemed to be lacking “political mileage” (race based) and/or no funding.

6. And whereasThe Indians having no or very little opportunities for upward mobility or hope either turn to crime (60% of Malaysian detainees are Indians though they are only 8% of population-Suhakam 2005) or end up committing suicide which is 1000% higher than Malays (Utusan Malaysia 12.9.2005).

7. And Whereas at a public forum attended by 1,000 over Indians on 28.7.2007 at 7.00p.m at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, the participants unanimously resolved to forward their 18 point demands and which this peaceful assembly gathered here today on the 12th day of August 2007 at Putrajaya once again unanimously resolves to demand as herein below outlined.

And now it is hereby demanded for and on behalf of the two (2) Million ethnic minority Indians in Malaysia from the UMNO controlled Malaysian Government their 18 point demands as follows:

(1) End 50 years of violations of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.

(2) End Racism, end Islamic extremism and end Malay privileges on the 50th year golden jubilee mega Independence celebrations of Malaysia on 31st August 2007.

(3) Call for affirmative action plans for all poor Malaysians especially the ethnic minority Indians. A Protection of Ethnic Minority Malaysian Indian Act 2007 be passed to secure and safeguard the interests of the poor and defenseless ethnic Indian Minority Community.

(4) All 523 Tamil Schools in Malaysia be made fully aided government schools with immediate effect and to have equal and same facilities as granted to national schools especially in terms of :

financial allocations,

sufficient graduate teaching staff,

financial allocation for extra tuition,

ample computers,

Information Technology facilities,

school fields,

sports, recreational facilities,

air conditioned library,

textbook loans,

kindergarten,

school uniforms and pocket money for poor pupils,

nutritional food programmes,

teaching aids,

school building,

infrastructure,

film screening room and facilities,

financial assistance for poor students,

rehabilitation classes,

non Muslim religious classes, etc.

A RM 100 Billion grant @ 20 Billion per year with effect from 2007 be allocated to Indians under the 9th Malaysia Plan (5 years) for refurbishing the existing 523 Tamil schools and rebuilding of the 300 Tamil schools demolished over the last 50 years.

(5) Extend and implement with immediate effect to Indians the affirmative action plans, grants, scholarships, loans etc as extended to Malay Muslim citizens with the view to providing:

equal opportunities for higher education,

university education,

admission to foreign universities,

post graduate studies locally and overseas,

Trade and Skills Training Institutions,

Science Colleges especially for each and every Indian student from the 70% poor and hardcore poor Indian category.

loans and licenses to venture into trade, business banking and the corporate sector for each and every Indian from especially the 70% poor and hardcore poor Indian category.

To this effect the UMNO controlled government allocates RM100 Billion at RM20 Billion per annum with effect from 2007 and implements successful strategic schemes in investments for the Indians as implemented for the Malay Muslims with the view to the Indians acquiring at least 10% of the nation’s equity.

(7) All the aforesaid is to be handled directly by the UMNO controlled government and UMNO is to stop “playing politics” through the “Mandore” (supervisor) system by dishing out on a piecemeal and/or peanuts basis or merely public and/or newspaper announcements and declarations by the Malaysian Indian Congress (M.I.C) who have no or very little power or say in the UMNO controlled Malaysian government.

(8) 20% of the Government top most level postings (Secretary Generals),Middle level Management (Directors) and management level (Managers) postings, and the same for the Private Sectors, and positions of District Officers; Foreign and Diplomatic Service positions, civil service positions are reserved for Indians for the next 15 years.

(9) The UMNO controlled government makes public and is transparent on all ofthe aforesaid affirmative action plans i.e. the aforesaid education places, licenses, scholarships, grants, loans, permits, licenses, opportunities etc by publishing the same in the official website of the Government of Malaysia as and when the same is granted and/or on a monthly basis specifying the Indian beneficiaries thereto.

All existing Hindu temples, crematoriums and burial sites be granted state land and permanently gazetted as Hindu temple reserves as has been done for all Islamic places of worship and burial sites.

Compensation at RM10 Million per temple be paid by the UMNO controlled Malaysian Government for the 15,000 Hindu temples demolished up to date over the last 50 years.

Every individual given the Right to practice and profess Religion/s of his/her choice in accordance to Standards adopted by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.

The State and its Authorities barred from interfering in the personal beliefs and conscience of individual citizens .

Disputes between Muslims & Non Muslims should be adjudicated in the Civil Courts.

(11) Stop the victimization and direct discrimination by the Police andall other state authorities of the Indians. All Malaysians earning RM 3,000.00 and below are to be fully borne by state funded legal aid for any criminal charges they face.

(12) The UMNO controlled government forms with immediate effecta Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Kg Medan Mini Genocide, condemns the violence thereto, apologizes to the Indian community on this mini genocide, undertakes not to repeat the same in future and pay a compensation of RM1,000,000.00 for each and every citizen killed, permanently maimed, maimed or injured in this tragedy.

(13) Each and every Indian especially the Indian poor in the aforesaid70% Indian poor and hardcore poor category is paid compensation which is to be adjudicated and determined by the United Nations Secretary General for the aforesaid 50 years of Constitutional violations by the UMNO controlled government.

(14) All homeless Malaysians are to be provided affordable homes and notlow cost flats by law. A minimum wage of RM1,000.00 for each and every Malaysian be made law.

(15) A Royal Commission of Inquiry is initiated to report on theaforesaid constitutional violations by the UMNO controlled government and appropriate recommendations for amongst others further affirmative action plans for especially the 70% Indian poor and hardcore poor category.

(16) All forms of racial and religious discrimination, oppression andsuppression of the Indians / Hindus in both the public and private sectors are stopped with immediate effect and a Race Relations Commission Act 2007, an Equal Opportunities Commission Act 2007 and a Freedom of Religion Commissions Act 2007 be passed and powerful Commission thereto be put into force to give effect to anti racism, anti Islamic extremism and anti direct discrimination practices by the UMNO controlled government in both the public and private sectors.

(17) The UMNO controlled government passes specific laws to give effectto the Independence of the Judiciary, the Attorney General’s Chambers, Civil service, Police Force, Army, the Malaysian Human Rights Commission and the Malaysian media and for the Opposition parties, NGOs’ Civil Society groups, Bar Council and the media not to discriminate and side step Indian issues but instead to voice out the same without fear or favour. The Malaysian media is also to be legislated to report the real happenings especially on the 70% Indian poor and hardcore poor without fear or favor.

(18) A minimum of 20 Opposition members of Parliament are electedexclusively by the Indian Community to represent their interest at the highest political level and also as a Parliamentary Democracy check and balance and the same is safeguarded and entrenched into the Federal Constitution and which is to be increased proportionately with the increase in Parliamentary seats.

Proposer: P.Waytha Moorthy

Seconder: V.K Regu; (Chairman, Hindraf) (Secretary, Hindraf)

Compiled by P.Uthayakumar Legal Adviser,

Hindraf based on after 50 years of the ground reality, sentiments, pulse, blood, sweat and tears of the Malaysian Indians.****************************************************************************************************************That's the gist of what HINDRAF is demanding from the Malaysian Government as laid out in their memorandum to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.

Transcript of the videoclip above :

A week before Deepavali, this UMNO government and Police tortured us!

Padang Jawa folks, come aboard.

(Applause)

All stand up! All stand up! Let’s give them a hearty welcome! Ready to sacrifice their lives. These are our heroes!

Heroes! They are our heroes! Our Heroes!

On that day when there were thousands of policemen, FRU troopers, who had all kinds of weapons but these people only numbered about 50 persons, the police couldn’t handle these people, who had only two hands, they fought, they fought!

Don’t break! Don’t break! Don’t break these temples!

(Applause)

These are our affected warriors from Padang Jawa. Today, they will be at Brickfields for another event at 7pm. Before they leave, I want to call one of the main affected participant, Mr. Krishnan who has two words to say to you.

These two words will be remembered by all of you. Come forward sir.

‘Greetings everyone!’

(Applause)

I am a small trader. Upon learning that the temple was going to be demolished, we went there.

When we reached there, all kinds of unsavory events were taking place. You have heard about these.

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